The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

Quote by William Hazlitt

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Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

Those who can command themselves command others.

Those who can command themselves command others.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as...

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as...

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...

Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which...

Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which...

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...

We are all artists in everything we do. Art is creating; it is our link...

We are all artists in everything we do. Art is creating; it is our link...

Unless Americans come to realize that they are not stronger in the world because they...

Unless Americans come to realize that they are not stronger in the world because they...